Portugal vs Spain: Child mortality rate
Portugal
0.3%
in 2023
Spain
0.3%
in 2023
Portugal rank
218th
Spain rank
220th
Child mortality rate over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 218th and Spain ranks 220th of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.0% | 7.4% | 5.6% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 9.1% | 4.4% | 4.7% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Portugal ranks 218th and Spain ranks 220th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.